FEDERAL BUREAU OF Violent Criminal Apprehension
INVESTIGATION Program (ViCAP)
ViCAP ALERT:
MULTI-STATE ADVISORY
Attention: Homicide, Sex Crimes, Special Victims and Crime Analysis Units
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in a joint effort with the
Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office (VA), is seeking assistance with
identifying additional abductions, sexual assaults, and/or homicides that may
have been committed by Richard Marc Evonitz throughout the United States.
On June 24, 2002, according to his victim, Richard Marc Evonitz, a white
male, age 38 years old, abducted a 15 year-old girl in Columbia, South
Carolina, and imprisoned her in his apartment for approximately 18 hours
while he repeatedly sexually assaulted her. The victim was able to escape and
Evonitz fled to Sarasota, Florida, where he committed suicide after being
surrounded by law enforcement authorities. Consequently, a trial and
conviction of Evonitz for this and the below crimes to which he is linked is not Date of Photo: Unknown
possible. Richard Marc Evonitz
DOB: 07/29/1963
DOD: 06/26/2002
Subsequent investigation revealed that Evonitz had previously lived in Height: 5’ 09” to 5’ 10”,
Weight: 148 to 175 lbs
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a search of his residence uncovered
forensic evidence identifying Evonitz as the offender responsible for the murders of Sofia Silva
(September 9, 1996), and Kristen and Kati Lisk (May 1, 1997) in Spotsylvania County.
Documented residences, work-related activities (military and sales), and travel from 1980 to 2002 have
shown Evonitz as being in the states of South Carolina, Virginia, California, Florida, Maine, Arizona,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio,
Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, and Alabama. Information
concerning vehicles that Evonitz either owned or had access to is also available.
Evonitz was known to have an explosive temper, was fascinated with guns, and both used and sold
marijuana. Investigation has revealed some common behaviors in Evonitz’s crimes and/or lifestyle
which may help in identifying similar cases in other jurisdictions. Evonitz would conduct surveillance
on his victims prior to abduction (all of whom appeared to be or were under the age of 18). He also had
a preoccupation with drowning; victims being forced to wash and/or shave pubic hair; binding of victim
hands and/or feet; use of sex toys and/or pornography (both adult and child); use of plastic tub or metal
container to dispose of victim; victim wrapped in blankets and bound with rope; and/or victim being
found near a body of water.
This list of case characteristics is provided for comparison purposes only, please review ALL unsolved
abductions, sexual assaults, and/or murders that occurred during the time-frame Evonitz is documented
to have been in your jurisdiction.
To provide or request additional information, please contact:
FBI ViCAP, (800) 643-4097 or vicap@leo.gov
Alert # 2007-12-02 Released 03/14/2008